Weʼve raised £1,010 to Raise money for Help Bristol's Homeless

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Story

In Bristol city centre the homeless situation is especially bad right now. People are freezing, trying to scrape a few quid for a hot drink or sandwich. Recently I learnt about a local charity a Help Bristol's Homeless whose core mission is to create accommodation for homeless folk. They seem like caring, practical people and worthy of the support of anyone who wants to see change on our streets.

Anything you can give to help out this worthy cause is very appreciated.

My Goal

My plan is to run 2000 km over the course of the year in support of Help Bristol's Homeless; this is about a marathon in distance per week!

Updates

January. (185 km covered, target 170 km).
A really tough month! January has been a month of running in nasty conditions, getting cold, wet and very muddy. But I've also got to know a great new group of people; the Southville running club! My first run with them was in a torrential downpour and I succeeded in getting several blisters. I haven't been put off though and have been running regularly with the group.

Updates

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3 months ago

Bernard Mason

3 months ago

That's it! Over 2018, I've run in 4 different countries, put my running shoes 136 times and spent a total of 186 hours (almost 8 days) out running. I've run in dark, wet, freezing, muddy and scolding conditions. It's been really tough and I'm very proud to finally complete it and raise money for a homeless charity I really believe in.
Cheers ❤️
Bernie

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3 months ago

Bernard Mason

3 months ago

September to November
~440 km covered]. Total 1870 km this year.
My apologies for taking so long to post here. With buying a house and sickness, September through to November has been a blur. There were a couple of points where I was pretty certain that I would be dropping out of this challenge. I'm so thankful of the support of those around me, especially Lucy, who helped me reach the finish line.
On a more positive note, one of my local homeless friends got a job at a local pub (Wild Beer) in October and an apartment!
Much love
Bernie

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7 months ago

Bernard Mason

7 months ago

Running challenge update!
July-August: 332 km covered (target 325 km). Total 1423 km this year.
July marked a low point in my running this year with 10 days on stomach problems leading to my lowest month for total distance so far. In August I got my shoes back on and made up for lost time getting more than 200 km done.
Massive thanks once again to everyone who has donated so far. I still have about half of my target to reach so please consider donating if you have anything at all that you can spare.
Much love ❤️❤️❤️
Bernie

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1 year ago

Bernard Mason started crowdfunding

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Page last updated on: 1/2/2019 07.25

Supporters

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Ben Cons

Jan 2, 2019

Congratulations Bernie, great effort over the whole year!

£30.00

Sam

Jan 1, 2019

Well done mate

£30.00

Anonymous

Jan 1, 2019

Well done Bernie!!! We are really proud of you! An incredible achievement! Love Fynn and Kerra :-) xxx

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About the fundraiser

Bernard Mason

Bristol

I'm Bernie. I'm a keen runner and have lived in Bristol for 9 years of my life. Moving into the centre recently has made me aware of how bad the homeless situation is. I would like to do whatever I can to make a difference.